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Russia at war Russia at war Werth, Alexander,A. Werth,Alexander Werth "In 1941, Russian-born British journalist Alexander Werth observed the unfolding of the Soviet-German conflict with his own eyes. What followed was the widely acclaimed book, Russia at War, first pri… OL1158504W
Cries in the new wilderness Cries in the new wilderness Eve Adler,Mikhail N. Epstein,Mikhail Ėpshteĭn "Inside the disintegrating Soviet Union, Raisa Gibaydulina, a professor of scientific atheism at the Moscow Institute of Atheism, compiles a selection of articles, sermons, manifestos, and other writ… OL12027636W
Ivan le Terrible Ivan le Terrible Henri Troyat This blood-thirsty Czar is surrounded by murder and intrigue--eight wives, poisoning, tortures, massacres, etc. OL15214437W
The murder of the Romanovs The murder of the Romanovs Andrew Cook 256 pages ; 21 cm OL15445575W
The return The return Daniel Treisman Russia has long been a source of puzzlement -- and sometimes alarm -- for Western observers. Since shaking off communism two decades ago, the country has seemed wobbly at best, thoroughly corrupt and… OL15586600W
From splendor to revolution From splendor to revolution Julia P. Gelardi This sweeping saga recreates the extraordinary opulence and violence of Tsarist Russia. As the shadow of revolution fell over the land, an apocalypse destroyed a way of life for these imperial women … OL15976104W
Russia Russia Martin Sixsmith Russia is a country of contradictions: a nation of cultural refinement and artistic originality and yet also a country that rules by 'the iron fist', with an ingrained eagerness to sacrifice the indi… OL16573275W
Brief History of Russia (Brief History) Brief History of Russia (Brief History) Michael Kort This book covers the history of Russia, the world's largest nation -- from its early beginnings in the ninth century when Rurik, a Varangian king, established the first Russian state near Kiev, to th… OL1824856W
Russia Russia Martin Sixsmith The full and fascinating story of Russia, from its founding in the waning years of the tenth century to its resurgence of wealth and power in the early years of the twenty-first, skillfully tracing t… OL19662564W
Red October Red October Douglas Boyd In this timely publication, Douglas Boyd shows how this still-flying banner of revolution changed the world. OL19733484W
Tolstoy's false disciple Tolstoy's false disciple Alexandra Popoff On the snowy morning of February 8, 1897, the Petersburg secret police were following Tolstoy's every move. At sixty-nine, Russia's most celebrated writer was being treated like a major criminal. Pro… OL19990843W
Empire of extinction Empire of extinction Ryan Tucker Jones "In the second half of the eighteenth century, the Russian Empire-already the largest on earth-expanded its dominion onto the ocean. Through a series of government-sponsored voyages of discovery and … OL20005179W
Bears in the streets Bears in the streets Lisa Dickey "Lisa Dickey traveled across the whole of Russia three times--in 1995, 2005 and 2015--making friends in eleven different cities, then coming back again and again to see how their lives had changed. L… OL20047551W
The Crimean nexus The Crimean nexus Konstantin Pleshakov viii, 200 pages ; 22 cm OL20048095W
A history of Russia A history of Russia Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky,Mark D. Steinberg A History of Russia covers the span of the country's history, from ancient times to the post-communist present. Keeping with the hallmark of the text, Riasanovsky and Steinberg examine all aspects of… OL2011829W
Road of Bones Road of Bones Jeremy Poolman The Road of bones is the story of Russia's greatest road. For over 200 years, the route of the Vladimirka Road has been at the centre of the nation's history, having witnessed everything from the fir… OL20442505W
Nicholas II, the Last Tsar Nicholas II, the Last Tsar Michael Paterson 246 pages ; 20 cm OL21609049W
Lost Splendour and the Death of Rasputin Lost Splendour and the Death of Rasputin Felix Yusupov 288 pages : 20 cm OL29404975W
Window on the East Window on the East Robert P. Geraci "Robert P. Geraci presents an original account of both the politics and the lived experience of diversity in a society whose ethnic complexity has long been downplayed. For centuries, Russians have d… OL7795777W
Elizabeth Elizabeth Hugo Mager The marriage of Queen Victoria's enchanting granddaughter Elizabeth to Grand Duke Serge of Russia in 1884 placed her at the dazzling center of the opulent court in St. Petersburg, until the brutal as… OL8570560W
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